Portable wardrobe



Get 2 1) 1924. 1,512,334

' J. R. HENDERSON PORTABLE WARDROBE Fil ed Dec. 4, 1923 INVEN Ta c; /Z ffijzfiymr A TTO NEY.

Patented 0st. 21, 1924.

'r FEE PORTABLE WARDROBE.

Application filed December 4, 1923. Serial No. 678,543.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, JoH'N R. HENDERSON, a citizen of the 'United' States, residing at Hamlet, in the county of Richmond and State of North' Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Portable VVarcL robes, ofwhich thfOllOWing is a specification. i This invention relates to improvements in pertable wardrobes, and particularly to a CQInbin'ed portable wardrobe and shelf.

0H ohjec-t'of the invention is to provide 'a portable wardrobe and shelf which may be hung from a wall or other surface at any pjoiiit' clesired use, removed therefrom fer use in any other place, and folded in eompact form so as to be readily and conveni n y tran po ta Another object of the invention is to provide'a portable wardrobe which when folded be secured in compact conditiointogather with all the appurtenances thereof. "still anether object of the invention is to provide a portabie wardrobe the shelf memof which carries upon the underside thereof garment suspending means, together with means for hanging a curtain so as'to conceal the suspending means and the garments suspended therefrom, said suspending means being of atype admittingof the ready and convenient application and rtiinoval of the curtains and their adjustment to closed and opened positions, and which further embodies novel means for concealing such suspending means from view and: at the same time enclosing and protecting the hung edges of the curtains. Tasmania consists of the features of construction,"eombination and arrangement o'fparts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 s a front elevation, partly in section, of a portable wardrobe embodying my invention "as it appears when suspended for use: I i I igure 2 is a sectional view on the line 'of Figure'l. f f Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line Figure 4 is a perspective view of the device in.outfolded condition and with the curtains removed.

Figure 5 a similar. inin'verted position.

ti r of e de ce Figure 6 is a view of the device as it appears when folded for storageor transportation. V

In carrying my invention into practice I provide a portable wardrobecom'prising a back section 1 and'a shelf section 2, the said section 2 being hinged at its rear edge to the lower edge of the section 1, as indi cated at 8. This hinge connection'adapts the shelf section 2' to be folded down' at right angles to the back section 1 Or to be folded up against the same in parallel rel'a tion therewith. The hinges 3 are applied to the section 2 just in advance of'the rear edge thereof, so that when 'said section 2 is'swung down to a horizontal position 'its rear edge will engage undenthe lower edge of the section 1, to assist in 'brac'i'ng'the section 2 to sustain the weight of the" garments and curtains suspended thereby. The back section 1 is adaptedto be secured to a'wall or other supporting surface 4 in any suitable manner. As shown in the present instance said section 1 may be provided with a central opening 5 to receivea suspending hook 6 driven into the wall 4, or said sec"- tion 1 may be provided at suitable points with openings 6 through which nails "or other fasteners may be-drive'n to pierce the wall and thereby suspend the wardrobe therefrom. Chains or other flexible bracing members 7 are provided to further. assist in supporting the let-down shelf 2 and the clothes or curtains suspended therefrom. These connections 7 are secured at one, end to'screw eyes or the like .8, fixed to the back section 1 and are provided at their free ends with snap hooks 9 to engage screw eyes or the like 10 on the Shel Section 2. ()penings 11 are provided in the back sec; tion 1 adjacent to the screw eyes 8, through which openings the eye members of the screw. eyes lO are adapted to pass when the shelf section 2 is folded against the back section 1. In this folding operation, the" snap hooks 9 aredisengaged from the screw eyes 10, and the shelf section 2 folded portions of the screw eyes 10 extend through the openings 11 and are exposed at the rear of the section 1, whereby suitable fastening, members may be passed through the screw eyes 10 to hold the device in folded :posion- F r th s p po e, as sh wn i present: instance, hinged hooks 12 are provided on the rear surface of the back section 1, as shown particularly in Figure 6. Recesses 11 in the shelf section receive the screw eyes 8 when the parts are folded, allowing them to fold close together.

The shelf section 2 is provided on lts underside with a looped suspending member 13, which extends in a direction transversely of the same, or from front to rear thereof.

One or more of these devices 13 may be pro vided, with which clothes hangers or the like may be engaged for suspending articles of clothing from the shelf section. A curtain made in two sections 14 and 15 is provided for concealing the clothing or other articles suspended from the shelf portion and to protect the same from dust, etc, as well as to form a complete enclosure of presentable type. These curtain sections are secured to the shelf by curtain suspending means comprising front corner hooks 16, an intermediate front hook 17 and rear corner hooks 18 and 19, together with a wire or other flexible suspension line 20 and a cleat or other anchoring member 21 positioned adj acent to the hook 19. The curtain sections 14 and 15 are provided at their upper edges with hems or loops 22 through which the suspending line 20 may be passed, such hems or loops being cut away at the points 23 so that portions of the line may be exposed to engage the front corner hooks 16. After the line is threaded through the heme of the curtain sections, one end of the line is engaged with the hook 18, and then the line is extended around close to and parallel with the sides and front edges of the shelf section and engaged with the hooks 16, 17 and 19 and its freeend finally engaged with the cleat or anchoring member 21, whereby the suspending line is securely fastened in position for supporting the curtains but may be removed -in a practically instantaneous manner for the detachment of the curtains. Hence the curtains may be applied in a ready, quick and convenient manner and as readily removed for cleansing or repairs or to adapt them to be folded for storage or transportation as hereinafter described.

\ An important feature of my invention resides in the fact that the section 2 when arranged in operative position is not only adapted for use as a shelf for supporting various articles upon its upper surface, but embodies suspending means for the clothes and curtains which are wholly concealed from view and protected from injury. This advantage is secured by the use of the curtain suspending means of the type described. In addition I also provide the shelf section 2 with strips 24 extending around its front and end edges, which strips provide a depending rim or valance around the suspending members and upper edges of the cur tains, concealing the same from View so that no unsightly portions appear, and at the same time protecting the suspended edges of the curtains and their suspending means from liability of injury by contact with we traneous objects. It is not therefore necessary to make the hemmed edges of the curtains of ornamental type; and by arranging them as described they will be protected to a great degree from injury or wear.

It will be understood that the invention provides a portable wardrobe of especial advantage for the use of those desiring to hang garments or the like in rooms, offices or houses where there are no cupboards, or whenever it is desired to hang garments or the like at points where cupboard or wardrobe space is not accessible, and such device may be removed from place to place for use wherever desired. Whenever the device is taken down for storage or transportation, it may be folded in close compass for such purpose by releasing the curtains and storing them in folded condition between the folded back and shelf sections 1 and 2, which will be secured in folded position by the fastenrs 10 and 12, permitting ready transportation of the device with all its parts contained against any possibility of damage or loss. When the device is so folded, it will be understood that the suspending member 13 forms a convenient handle for its transportation or for suspending it in an out of the way position from any support. When the device is in use it serves, as stated, a variety of purposes and its curtains 14 and 15, which may be of any desired length and as plain or ornamental as desired, effectually conceal the garment from view and protect them from dust or possible injury. Other advantages of the invention will be apparent from the foregoing description.

' Having thus fully described my invention, I claim: I

1. A portable wardrobe comprising a back section, a shelf section hinged thereto, said back section having openings. extending therethrough, fastening eyes on the shelf section adapted to project through said openings when said shelf section is folded, flexible eyes on the back section, suspending chains secured at one end to the fastening eyes on the back section and having hooks at their free ends for detachable engagement with said fastening eyes on the shelf section, garment suspending means carried by the shelf section, and fastening members on the rear face of the back I section for engagement with said fastening eyes on the shelf section, when said eyes are extended through the openings in the back section, for securing said back section and said shelf section in folded relation.

2. A. portable wardrobe comprising an oblong rectangular back section, an oblong rectangular base section hinged at its rear lower the back section so as to be exposed at the rear of said back section when the two sections are folded together, suspending means on the underside of the base section, and fastening hooks on the rear face of the back section adapted to be engaged with the screw eyes on the base section when said base sect-ion is folded against the backsection so as to fasten the two sections in collapsed condition.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN R. HENDERSON. 

